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New rocket engine to lift heavier satellite load

By Zhao Lei | China Daily | Updated: 2019-03-07 07:27

China has developed a world-class solid-propellant rocket engine that is expected to boost the country's capabilities in launching small satellites, its developer said.

The Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, announced that the first ignition test of the engine was successfully made on Tuesday.

The academy said in a statement that the engine uses several advanced technologies and high-performance composite materials and has world-class capability. It can be used with the country's new-generation solid-fuel rockets, giving such rockets more power to lift small satellites and also promising good competitiveness in the commercial launch market, it said.

New rocket engine to lift heavier satellite load

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